Yesterday I was all geared up and excited to go to capo class. The weather hasn't been particularly good the past couple of weeks so that means that class is in his basement... which, I have decided is something I am not going to do again. It's quite the drive out there for a small cramped space... and the weather was finally going to be nice! It wasn't going to be scorching hot so I had planned dinner and all the things that I would have to get done done so I could go. I luckily texted a friend to make sure that it was at the track and the time and she said that he had cancelled it. I wasn't sure why it pissed me off so much but it did. I was set on going and was thinking about it all day and then it didn't happen. ROAR. I guess it was one of those things that just disappoints you and you can't get over it. So I was grumpy for the rest of the night.
So, my brilliant husband suggested that I take the time that I would've gone to class to go running... he said he thought I needed it. haha. I had already stuffed myself full of dinner because I hadn't planned on doing anything physical for the evening and wasn't sure if that was what I wanted. I could foresee myself getting all geared up to run and have it be a terrible run and me be discouraged about where I am... but I knew he was right, and if anything, I was getting out of the house kid free. So, I took him up on his offer. All the kids were down so it was the perfect time to go!
The weather was great. Not humid at all, just a little chilly (long sleeves weather) and the mosquitos were at a minimum. I went to my favorite trails and started off. Mentally I just wanted to do 2. That would've been the most I had done so far... in the back of my head I would really like to do a 5K but I didn't want to get my hopes up and not finish it... that would've just put me back in grumpy land. So, I set off. Slow and steady finishes the race (or gets you back to the car). As I was approaching the 2 mile mark I was feeling really good. I was in a groove and I figured I might as well keep going. And when I got to the end of my driveway I thought I'll just run into town (wait.... that was Forrest Gump...) Anyhoo I did the whole thing! No walking and I felt good at the end! :)
There was this little girl on the trails that I saw twice and she raced me one of the times and she destroyed me. Yes, she was only 4... no, I'm not ashamed haha. She was really cute. At the end I was doing my cool down and I saw her again so we chatted. I found out that she was going to be 5 soon, she had a 2 year old sister and a little sister to be born in Aug. She was a chatty little miss, but very cute. :) It was a nice little cool down talking with her. And I guess that's another thing I love about Portage. The families are so nice. I had a nice little talk with the Mom too :)
It was a perfect way to end the night. I got home just in time for Norah to eat... she had apparently gotten up and had shown that she was hungry so Gaetan was just heating up a bottle for her, but we didn't have to use it. It was just what I needed. I did my ab work out as well, and am just a little sore today... the good kind of sore where you know you did something. Hoping that I can keep on going with the running and get ready for the half in Oct!
JVG
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